Paralegal - Litigation Job

The Paralegal - Litigation works closely with Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel (Litigation and Intellectual Property), Deputy General Counsel (Compliance/Employment Law) and others within the law department to maintain professional and efficient performance of the delivery of legal services to the law department attorneys and their clients.  Functions as a key member of the in-house litigation team and the overall Arkema law department working in a fast-paced environment, requiring wide range of capabilities, and flexibility.  This position reports to Deputy General Counsel (Litigation and Intellectual Property). #LI-TJ1

Key Activities

• Substantial interface with corporate, plant and outside counsel staff

• Document review for relevance, privilege, responsiveness, trade secrets/confidentiality

• Drafting correspondence, memoranda, summaries and reports; drafting and coordinating discovery requests and responses

• Responding to agency information requests

• Preparing information for compliance issues

• Database and spreadsheet design and management

• Conducting legal, regulatory and non-legal research via Lexis/Nexis, Westlaw and the Internet; conducting factual research

• Tracking expenses and budgets, and legal invoice management

• Contract review and database entry

• Notifying and communicating with insurance carriers and other indemnitors

• Maintaining internal litigation docketing system and electronic case monitoring

• Assist with bankruptcy and record management processes

• Review and recommend activities, technologies or processes to enhance productivity and reduce costs.

• Stay current and proficient with the law in their practice area(s), particularly in the area of discovery/document production/spoliation; the state and federal rules of civil procedures in common jurisdictions; attorney-client privilege.

Experience/Education

• Bachelor’s degree or a paralegal certificate is required. (In lieu of a paralegal certificate, at least five (5) years of paralegal experience.)

• 5-10 years paralegal experience preferred, primarily in litigation. 

• Experience in litigation management, including computer databases and spreadsheets.

Competencies

• Excellent attention to detail skills.

• Excellent writing and analytical skills.

• Excellent judgment and discretion.

• Must be able to work independently.

• Must have excellent interpersonal skills, and be able to work with diverse client base including senior level managers, attorneys and other within the Law Department.

• Proficiency with case law research via the Internet, Lexis/Nexis and/or Westlaw and with accessing court docketing systems, included Federal Court database (PACER).

• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, litigation management software (Relativity); experience with CounselLink a plus

• Proficiency in all forms of discovery responses, particularly electronic